excogitate

VERB /ɛks'kɑdʒɪ,teɪt/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

excogitate is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8C3O1G2I1T1A1T1E1
1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does excogitate mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.

“excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”

SYNONYMS
CONTRIVEDEVISEFORGEFORMULATEINVENT
BROADER
CREATE BY MENTAL ACTCREATE MENTALLY
RELATED
EXCOGITATIONEXCOGITATOR
2

Reflect deeply on a subject.

“The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate”

SYNONYMS
CHEW OVERCONTEMPLATEMEDITATEMULLMULL OVERMUSEPONDERREFLECT
BROADER
COGITATECEREBRATETHINK
NARROWER
PUZZLEQUESTIONSTUDYTHEOLOGISETHEOLOGIZEBETHINKWONDERCOGITATE
RELATED
EXCOGITATIVE